Scientists Claim Humans More Closely Related to Orangutans Than Chimpanzees: So What?

A new study has theorized that human beings are more closely related to orangutans than chimps.  Perhaps, but does it really matter—at least from a moral perspective? I say no.  I explain why over at Secondhand Smoke .

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